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Today, one of my closest and dearest friends Charlotte married her love, Jamie in the beautiful Channel Islands’. Charlotte and I have known each other for some time now, and I was probably excited as her when she told me that she had found ‘the one’ – and then meeting him myself in an old Manchester…

It was sad to hear yesterday of the death of Bubba Smith, better known as Hightower from the Police Academy films. It was Hightower along with the rest of the cast, which inspired me to become a cop myself – really! My old friend Laura (better known as ‘Hooks’) who joined the UK academy with…

I ain’t no Marilyn Monroe (well), but I do want to take this opportunity to wish my old friend Barack Obama – the 44th President of the United States of America, a ‘very’ Happy 50th Birthday. It may be the 5 August in the UK now (I’m up late), but it’s still the 4 August…

A few weeks ago, Alex and I went to the cinema to watch Bridesmaids (yes, I know) and after a short while I found myself wanting to leave! Bad film, I hear you ask? No. I wanted to leave because my sides were hurting with laughter. We’ve both had a busy 2-years, so have not…

It only seems like yesterday that I was at my friend Faryal’s fundraiser in Kings Cross, London for her short drama film, Pictures of Zain! To be honest, I’d not really been into short films up until this point as I liked to get properly into a film and felt there wasn’t enough time with…

This morning, whilst in the mist of a drama which appears to be My Life, My Story at the moment, I received an email from a friend in Manchester on behalf of canal-st.co.uk… I was asked why I had ‘unsubscribed’ to the community website, especially given my background and experiences – to do with social…

With one thing and another, I forgot to celebrate the 1st anniversary of My ‘View from the Bottom’ Blog. It was on 18 June 2010, that I wrote my first article about Islington Council CCTV Vehicles Getting Motorists! Last month, my blog turned 1. I’ve come a little bit of a long way since last…

It was 19-years ago this summer that I took my first international flight – transatlantic to Toronto, Canada from Manchester. I’d been to Europe previously, but only by road. I remember leaving for North America, as if it was yesterday. I naturally was going to miss My Mum, but on reflection I was more worried…

In August 2010, 10,000 Couples the online US magazine published my Special Comment: Black Pride & Prejudice. I’d only wrote one professional article prior to this for Pink News in the UK, so I felt pretty proud that this magazine had asked to published my article about racism within the gay community. I had gone…

The organisers behind the UK Black Pride festivals, have today announced the date and venue for this year’s event. The sixth annual UK Black Pride festival will take place on Saturday 20 August 2011, at their new home… Torrington Square, Birkbeck University, London, WC1E 7JL. I’m supporting this year’s festival not because I’m mixed-race, but…

This coming weekend 9th & 10th April, The London Comedy Writers’ Festival 2011 is in town at the London School of Film, Media & Performance, Regent’s College in Regent’s Park. The two-day festival is being run by the same team that organised The London Screenwriters’ Festival at the end of last year – so, these…

Friday gone, I had the opportunity to attend the world premiere of Unhappy Birthday at the British Film Institute’s London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival (LLGFF). Prior to the screening, I took part in an open conversation with the co-directors, on how they got their debut feature film from A to B. What’s all the…

I noticed today, that yesterday marked the beginning of the last week of the Greenland at the National Theatre, London. I went to see it last month with friends, and afterwards not one of them had a good thing to say about it! What’s all the fuss NOT about? Greenland is billed as a new…

Last weekend Alex and I went to see Black Swan at the cinema. Initially, I wasn’t too keen on wanting to see a film about ballet on the big screen. However, what a fool I would have been if I hadn’t gone! What’s all the fuss about? Black Swan is a psychological drama starring Natalie…

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Hello and welcome to Max News, my ‘View from the Bottom’ blog. A voice for those who don’t have one, sharing my opinion about the arts, culture, politics and social issues that hopefully matters. It’s inclusive not exclusive and my views are my own and not those of My Mum or others, unless stolen!